The A. Harry Moore Laboratory School (AHM) is set to re-open in September and continue operating for the next three years, due an agreement between New Jersey City University (NJCU) and the Jersey City Board of Education.
Children with multiple disabilities are helped by the school, as it provides comprehensive social, pre-vocational, therapeutic, and academic programs to students aged between three and 21. When it was founded in 1931, it was the first school of its type in Hudson County. In 1963, NJCU took control of the school and it was designated as a demonstration school for the college.
In addition, the school building itself has been closed this past academic year due to the roof over the entrance of the building collapsing last September. Trailers at the Gerard J. Dynes Regional Day School have been used for accommodating its students.
When the school re-opens in September, Franklin Walker, Superintendent of the Jersey City schools, said that although the building is safe, only the first and second floors will be used. The upper three floors will be sealed for more repairs and testing.
Such announcements of institutions reopening are often made known to the community with flyer printing.
AHM is now part of a special education department of the college and enables college students to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education and a certification for Teaching of the Handicapped.
